Soap-holding attachment for faucets.



M. B. COLEMAN. SOAP HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS.

- I APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7. I918- 1,300,248; Patented Apr. 15, I919.

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Manama B. cotnivramior nnwromuviassaennsnrirrs, assrenoa-orone-nn nro MICHAEL a'onn.van; or nnw'ron, MAssAcnUsnrr's.

" soar-nonnmq lATTACI-IMENT FOR FAUCETSJ/i To all whom it may concern Be 1t known that I, MAURICE State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Soap-Holding Attachments for Faucets," of which -theifollowing is a specification. j

This inventi" n is embodied in a soapholding attachment including aforaminous holder or basket, "and means for detaohably connecting the same with 'a faucet, in p'osi tion to support. small pieces of soap 'i'n the path of a streain'ofwater issuing from the faucet, so that the water may be impregnated and form suds, the connecting means includ- 3 ing an inner and an outer, bail adapted conjointly to support the holder in an operative position, and to permit the convenient ldisplacement of the attachment so' that it will 'not interfere with theordl nary ,use of the faucet. H v

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, i I I s Figure 1 is a'side view'of a faucetand an attachment embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. 1

Fig. 3 is a viewsilnilar to Fig. 1,"showing a modification. j I

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures. y

In the drawings, 12 represents a foraminous receptacle which is preferablya basket of woven wire,"open at its-upper end, and of suitable size to contain such small pieces of soap as are usually available'at'a' kitchen sink. e l a 1 7 Associated with the receptacle 12 is-a means for detachably connecting the same with a faucet 13, the preferred embodiment of said means being shown by Figs. land 2,

which show a bail formed from a length; of wire and including two arms-14, having in-.' u wardly projecting trunnions 15 entering orifices in opposite sides of the receptacle 12, a

neck16 connecting said arms and adapted to bear on an inner portionof the faucet, and eyes 17 located between the trunnions 15' and a neck 16. The orifices whiclithe trunnions enter may be spaces bounded'by meshesjof the wire fabric of which the receptacleis composed. Since the bail'above described bears on an inner portion of the faucet, I call it the inner bail, todistinguish it from the companion hail hereinafter described.

p A I Sp'eeificatibn of Letters Patent. Application filed August.7,. 1)18.' iSeri al No. 24s,e92.-

Coma/ran, a citizen of the Unitedfitates',resldingat Newton, in the county of Middlesex and tion available for use, f I clann'i fatented Apr. 15,1919.

Thesupportingineans includes a b ail made 5 i from a shorter length of wire and including arms 18 havingtrunnions 19 engaging the eyes 17, andalneckQOadapted to bear on'an th'erefore ealled the outer bail. Q

The two hails are adapted to outerxpbrtion of the faucet, this'bail being be engaged with the faucet, as indicated by full lines in Figs! 1 and 2,'and when thus engaged,'sup'-- port thereceptacle 12 in the path of the water flowing through. "the receptacle and" i be ng impregnated by soap contained therein.

- The hinge connection of the outer bail with 5 the inner hail afl'or'dedtby the eyes 17 and; trunnions 19, enable the outerb'ail' to be displaced or swung downwardlyfrono itsbear ing on the faueetgthus permitting the/entire attachment Ito-he supporteduin' an inoperative position by the inner bail, as ,s'hownby-dot-f ted lines in Fig.1,the attachment being outoft-he path of water issuingfrom thefaucet, i

so that it doesnot: interfere with theoridinary use of the faucet. j v

Fig. 3 shows a modificationin which the full lines, andfadapted to be supported wh'olly hy; theLjnner bailin an inoperative,

position, asshownby dotted'linesr I It will new heseen that the improved at taeh-lnent' enables waste pieces of soap to" be conveniently supported adjacent to a faucet,"

"moved into the: path ofwater issuing: from '.the faucet to form suds, and conven ently displaced and storedgin an inoperative posh 1. A soap-holding attachment com-prising v a forannnous receptacle, and suspendlng meansconnected therewith and separablylena ,l I 1 gagealole with a fa ucetto operatively support the reeeptacleunder the latter, said means including an inner' bail adapted :tobear on an inner portion of the faucet, and an outer bail adaptedvto bear: on an outer portion of the faucet, the outerbail: being displaceable to permit theattaehment to be inoperatively supportedby the. innerbail f I 9 Asoap-hold'ng attachment comprising means connected, therewith and separably ena foraminons receptacle, and suspending" 65 stream of water issuing from the faucet, the

gageable with a faucet to operatively support the receptacle under the latter, said means including an inner bail pivoted to the re ceptacle and adapted to bear on an inner portion of a faucet, and an outer bail pivoted to the inner bail and adapted to bear on an outer portion of the faucet, the outer bail being displaceable to permit the attachment to be inoperatively supported by the inner bail.

3. A soap-holding attachment comprising a foraniinous receptacle, and supporting means connected therewith and separably en- V gageable with a faucet to operatively support the receptacle'under-the latter, said means Copies of this patent may be obtained for including an inner bail composed of a length of Wire including two arms having receptacle-engaging trunnions, a neck adapted to bear on an inner portion of a faucet, and

eyes between said trunnions and neck, and an outer bail composed of a shorter length of wire including two arms having trunnions engaging said eyes, and a neck adapted to bear on an outer portion of the faucet, the outer bail being displace-able to permit the attachment to be inoperatively supported by the inner bail.

In testimony whereof I have afiiXed my signature.

' MAURICE B. COLEMAN.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

